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No movement regarding Edro III salvage
Following questions raised in parliament concerning the "Edro III" which remains stranded on rocks in Paphos, the department of merchant shipping has confirmed that no further progress has been made to remove it. A marine surveyor of the department of merchant shipping stated that no agreement has been reached with the ship’s owners or insurers to remove the vessel, which ran aground off Paphos on Dec 8, 2011. The department of shipping has done as much as they can within the limits of the law. In April 2012 a salvage company reached an agreement with the ship’s owners to remove the vessel. One of the terms of that contract stated that the company was obliged to secure insurance covering the risks, prior to the commencement of the contract. The state set out guidelines concerning the methods to be employed to ensure the safe removal of the vessel from the rocks and its complete removal from the territorial waters of Cyprus. On May 24, 2012, the salvage company was ready to begin work on moving the ship but failed to secure cost-effective insurance cover. They requested the state take on this responsibility and accept the ship being towed without insurance cover. This was contradictory to what had been agreed with the owner. They tried to include the state into a contract would have forced it to take responsibility which was not theirs to take. They said that if the state did not agree, despite favourable conditions at sea, they would leave the area and refuse to remove the ship. The shipping department had now contacted the Attorney-general for advice offering a number of various options to rectify this situation. The department of shipping had hoped an attempt to remove the vessel from the rocks when the seas were favourable could have been made place in October or November 20123. But no movement to solve the problem by either the owner, or the Russian insurers of the ship have been made. The cargo vessel had left Limassol port in early December 2011, bound for Rhodes. It encountered technical problems with the engine during bad weather, and finally grounded on rocks off the coast of Paphos, where it has remained stranded ever since. In April 2012, efforts were made to clear and discharge waste and pollutants. All pumpable and oily waste such as lubricants, fuel and solid waste were removed. According to the marine surveyor the ship is beyond economic repair. The wreck which is stranded 15 metres from shore near the sea caves area has become a tourist attraction since. The vessel, however, has not been officially declared a wreck. This was an important factor for maritime insurance cover.
Negotiations regarding ship's removal
Work is due to commence on the removal of the "Edro III" soon. The head of the environmental protection division of the state’s Department of Merchant Shipping announced a proposal relating to the removal of the ship is currently being considered by the council of ministers. A decision on the matter was expected early next week. The vessel is not posing an immediate threat to the environment. Negotiations with the ship’s owners and their insurance company are going on. Any possible pollutants need to be removed. In this case, bunker fuels are diesel oil, which is not a major threat to the environment. According to Peyia police, the captain remains on board alone and will remain on board until a decision on the ship’s fate is taken.
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